The authors attempt to provide a comprehensive review of urbanization in three Melanesian countries (Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) and in Fiji. The focus of the paper is on the development and perpetuation of various forms of inequality exemplified by Melanesian urbanization and its colonial origins.

中文翻译：

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美拉尼西亚城市化的政治经济

作者试图全面回顾三个美拉尼西亚国家（巴布亚新几内亚、所罗门群岛和瓦努阿图）和斐济的城市化进程。本文的重点是美拉尼西亚城市化及其殖民起源所体现的各种形式的不平等的发展和延续。